Ramirez vs Karpency

Who won Ramirez vs Karpency?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beat Tommy Karpency by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday, April 12th, 2019, at Staples Center, LA.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating Anthony Crolla for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Arnold Barboza Jr beat Mike Alvarado.

Ramirez vs Karpency stats

Back in April 2019, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 39 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tommy Karpency made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramirez had a slight advantage in power over Karpency, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Karpency's 62%.

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Ramirez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Karpency. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and Tommy Karpency fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ramirez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 3 months later than Karpency, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 121 more professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Karpency's 168.

Ramirez vs Karpency form

Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jesse Hart on December 14, 2018, by majority decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Roamer Alexis Angulo on June 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

Going into that contest, he had won against Habib Ahmed on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Before that, he had beaten Jesse Hart on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Convention Center, Arizona, USA.

He had defeated Max Bursak on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Activity check

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Karpency's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Karpency start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Karpency?

Ramirez vs Karpency was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Karpency?

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy Karpency made his way into the ring at 1171/100 (+1200) with oddsmakers.